1. The Czech Republic

2. geography an inland country in central Europe
borders on Poland (north), Germany (west), Austria (south), the Slovak Republic (east)
the area about 78 thousand square km
population about 10,5 mil.

3. geography landscape – varied mountain ranges – on the border
the highest mountain – Sněžka
highlands
lowlands, fertile valleys
4 national parks – the Krkonoše NP, Bohemian Switzerland,…
many nature reserves and protected areas

4. Weather geography large rivers – the Labe, the Vltava, the Morava,…
lakes – Černé Lake, Kamencové Lake, Čertovo Lake,…
ponds – south Bohemia (Rožmberk Pond)
dams – on the Vltava River (Lipno Dam, Orlík Dam,…)
Weather
moderate continental climate
4 seasons with cold winters and warm summers
the warmest place – Southern Moravia

5. division divided into 3 parts: Bohemia Moravia Silesia
since 2000 the CR has been divided into 13 regions and the capital city of Prague
every region - own elected regional assembly and a regional governor
the capital – Prague (over 1mil. inhabitants)
other large cities – Brno, Ostrava, Plzeň, Liberec, Olomouc,..

6. Political system parliamentary democracy
the head of state – the president
the head of government – the prime minister
the government - ministers (Ministry of Health, M. of
Education, M. of the Interior, M. of Transport,…)
State symbols:
flag
anthem
coat of arms (double-tailed lion)
banner
national colours
seal

7. Industry quite industrial state
most of the economy has been privatised
many branches:
car industry (Mladá Boleslav)
petrochemical industry (Litvinov, Pardubice)
heavy machinery (Brno, Plzeň, Prague)
food industry (Plzeň)
glass making, costume jewellery (Jablonec, Turnov,…)

8. Agriculture many forests, meadows, fields
corn – wheat, barley, rye, oats
sugar beat, sunflowers, potatoes, fruits, hops, grapes
pigs, cattle, poultry = usually smaller farms
horses

9. Raw materials the CR – dependent on import of energy and raw materials
sources of:
lignite (Chomutov, Sokolov)
coal (Ostrava)
uranium (the Ore Mountains)
timber (= wood for building - South Bohemia)

10. Places of interests abbeys Karlovy Vary brewing beer Karlštejn
Match the place with its description
abbeys
brewing beer
coal mines
medieval castle
renaissance buildings
chateau
thermal spa
fortress and prison
Tugendhat Villa
Karlovy Vary
Karlštejn
Plzeň
Hluboká
Ostrava
Macocha
Brno
Terezín
Český Krumlov

11. Famous people Charles IV Antonín Dvořák T. G. Masaryk Miloš Forman
Milan Kundera
Emma Destinová
Tomáš Baťa
Josef Mánes
Otto Wichterle
Emil Zátopek
president
artist
writer
singer
businessman
composer
scientist
sportsman
king
director